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Viceministerio

English translation: Nonsense

21:16 Jul 25, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: Viceministerio
I have founf vice ministry on the web...but does do we really say that in English??
cris
English translation:Nonsense
Explanation:
Viceministro makes sense but not viceministerio. In the UK we have government departments headed by a Secretary of State who is a member of the cabinet. Within a Department a Secretary of State will be supported by one or more Ministers of State (2nd tier) and/or Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State (most junior members of the government) - either of which could be translated as Vice Ministro. But Vice ministerio would suggest a department/ministry subsidiary to another. A sort of branch of a main government department. Strange.
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Dennis Parsons
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what about "office of the deputy minister of transportation"?
C
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8Vice-Minister,Vice-Ministry,
MikeGarcia
4 +1Department of
Trudy Peters
5Nonsense
Dennis Parsons
4Associate Ministry or Branch Ministry
Denabobina
4+
Dennis Parsons


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Vice-Minister,Vice-Ministry,


Explanation:
It can be said.It is not usual,at least in the States.Uk is a different story.

MikeGarcia
Spain
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2592

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agree  Leonardo Parachú: also "Under Ministry"
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Department of


Explanation:
the Undersecretary of (Defense, for instance)

In the US, we would say Dept. instead of Ministry.

What kind of Ministry is your text talking about?

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 341

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agree  Piotr Kurek
29 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Associate Ministry or Branch Ministry


Explanation:
This is what I would say, especially if this involves church ministry.
Hope it helps.

Denabobina
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Nonsense


Explanation:
Viceministro makes sense but not viceministerio. In the UK we have government departments headed by a Secretary of State who is a member of the cabinet. Within a Department a Secretary of State will be supported by one or more Ministers of State (2nd tier) and/or Parliamentary Under Secretaries of State (most junior members of the government) - either of which could be translated as Vice Ministro. But Vice ministerio would suggest a department/ministry subsidiary to another. A sort of branch of a main government department. Strange.


Dennis Parsons
PRO pts in pair: 11
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what about "office of the deputy minister of transportation"?
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
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Explanation:
In the UK it used to be the case that the Minister of Transport was a Minister of State (Viceministro) in the Department of the Environment (my experience is a bit dated now). So if your Viceministro of Transport is in a Department of Transport, your solution works best. but if he\'s in a Department with a different name, Minister of Transport is probably better.
Good luck

Dennis Parsons
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